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New on the blog: In which we linger at Longa and even outstay our friends (in mitigation, they would otherwise have missed their train). blognotleafycardiff.home.blog/2026/02/15/in-…

@ceritheviking @theiaincameron Now that's just being Scilly?😉

@theiaincameron Was going for minor humour Iain. Sorry.

Here is a clear and jargon-free (coughs) description of the differences between, Britain, Great Britain, the U.K., Ireland, and the British Isles. 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 Scotland, England, and Wales make up Britain (or Great Britain). This is the larger of the two islands. The United Kingdom (UK) is Britain and a country of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland) together. Ireland is, as we have said, the other island. But Ireland itself is made up of two countries: The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This odd situation is compounded by a good many Northern Ireland residents who insist on calling themselves British. (We’ll leave the politics of that out of this post…) Both the islands of Ireland and Britain combined are called the British Isles in a geographic sense. But this framing is contested by many Irish residents, who dislike the term British, for exactly the same reason that some Northern Irish folk love it. Following so far? Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all have individual national soccer teams. In rugby, however, Ireland play as one team. Confused? It gets worse. At the Olympics, athletes from Northern Ireland can represent Team Ireland or Team Great Britain (there is no U.K. Olympic team). Oh, and let us not forget the Isle of Man. Despite being slap-bang in the middle of Northern Ireland and Great Britain, it doesn’t form part of the U.K., but it is in the British Isles. Happy to have cleared all that up.

New on the blog - it's the big flavoured French cooking from the Bohémien pop-up at Snails Deli in Rhiwbina #Cardiff gourmetgorro.blogspot.com/2026/03/bohemi…

Llongyfarchiadau Simon & Kate!

@PXandTarts Looks an excellent crisped example. Said cake is Sophia's Pastries' regular at Roath Market & never fails to come home with us.

House-made portokalopita Greek orange cake with phyllo & citrus syrup, vanilla ice cream Kallos Cafe and Wine Bar, Manchester

@SejalSukhadwala We'd join you!

There's recipe in an old Gujarati cookbook for something called 'party on a hotplate': you arrange concentric circles of fried snacks like samosas, pakoras, kachoris etc on tawa with french fries and 'paneer chips' and douse the whole lot in spicy tomato-onion gravy. I'd eat it!

Yay, there is good news! Pettigrew Bakeries will open their new Penylan HQ in June, at the Design Quarter on Colchester Avenue. It'll have a bakery café & a theatre-style window to see bakers in action. Its four existing sites will remain open. nation.cymru/culture/award-…

Turns out "smokeless" doesn't mean harmless "So before lighting a fire, it’s worth pausing to think. Are we prepared to accept those health costs for our children, our older relatives, and our neighbours? Every fire adds to that burden." theguardian.com/environment/20…

Nigel Farage has called Welsh people “Foreign speakers” in a Cameo video. I hate to break it to you Mr Farage, but if you read a history book you would realise English is more foreign in the UK than Welsh. He said: “Gutted I couldn’t attend the wedding. I wanted to come, but I heard that half the guests were Welsh, and I don’t know. Who knows what would have happened with all those foreign speakers there. I don’t know.” This is at a time that his party are trying to convince people in Wales that they should elect them to the Welsh Parliament. Big credit to the Guardian for breaking this story: theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-int…

Wales’ first fully plant-based hotel opening in Betws-yn-Rhos, North Wales. “Our hope is to create the same warm, welcoming atmosphere many of you know from Beck Hall, with delicious plant-based food, cosy places to unwind, and nature all around" nation.cymru/news/wales-fir…

36 years ago, a distraught young man was referred as "the most clear-cut case for euthanasia". Incredible story that will stop you in your tracks.. ..

French wine, fine dining and sea views 🍷 Set sail for Saint-Malo on our special Wine and Dine cruise, with a gourmet 3-course dinner, expertly paired wines and wine tasting masterclasses on board. 📅 26–27 April from Portsmouth Discover more 🔗 bit.ly/4uoZIFo

And what a lot of food's been bought, sampled, cooked, shared, devoured, enjoyed & mulled over since. #OurXAnniversary

@judiththomas4 Well caught, wow that's amazing! See them in France but haven't heard them.

And now I know how the hoopoe got it's name! Sound up 😁🔊 #birdsongs #hoopoes #birdsonholidays

@ceritheviking @mymacavity Losing a parent carries its own particular sadness, so good his send off felt that way. Sorry you lost him.

Bit of a somber day for us. Saying farewell to one of the family parents. A big player in the clun valley.(salop not glammy) laid to rest today. Lovely send off. Exceptional eulogy. @mymacavity

@gourmetgorro Caught M NL's eye too!

@NotLeafy Very handy! I'm keen to try the aubergine and halloumi batbout sandwich that they've got on the daytime menu.

New on the blog - it's the recently relocated Casablanca Moroccan restaurant in Roath #Cardiff gourmetgorro.blogspot.com/2026/03/casabl…

New on the blog - it's Singburi in Shoreditch, the new incarnation of London's most hyped Thai restaurant gourmetgorro.blogspot.com/2026/03/singbu…

Making of a classic - Chocomosa one of Anand George’s iconic creations. Crisp samosa pastry filled with rich Belgian chocolate ganache. Indulgent silky, moreish flavour. A Purple Poppadom classic. #PurplePoppadom #Chocomosa #ChocolateDessert #CardiffDining #MichelinBibGourmand

Which Irish restaurant in London has imaginative vegetarian options (Denis Cotter-style recipes a bonus!) showcasing top Irish produce, especially cheeses?